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Agents of change<span>Christine Keung</span>

Christine Keung, who immigrated to the United States when she was four, is intent on using her education as a force for good – by tackling rural pollution in Northwest China.

LocationChina

When I became the first in my family to earn a college degree, I knew that I could use my education to insulate myself from the problems of the world, or to become a force to address them.

Growing up, what mattered to Christine Keung was honouring the sacrifices her parents had made. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she was the first person in her family to graduate from university, winning a National Science Foundation
research grant at age 19, and in 2014, a Fulbright scholarship and admission to the Harvard Business School’s high-potential student programme.

60Villages where Keung works with women, farmers and doctors on water contamination

4Keung is fluent in English, Mandarin and two Chinese dialects (Cantonese and Shanghainese)

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